Assistant or Associate Professor - Mechanical Engineering Technology

About the role

The Mechanical Engineering Technology (MET) program, part of the School of Engineering and Computing Technologies (SECT), invites applications for a 9-month, tenured-track faculty position at the Assistant or Associate Professor level. Primary responsibilities include preparing and delivering courses, utilizing effective methods that ensure that all course outcomes are met. Tenure at a previous institution is required to be hired at the rank of Associate Professor.

Responsibilities

• Delivering courses in both a classroom and an online format.
• Preparing and delivering courses utilizing effective methods that ensure that all course outcomes are met.
• Internship coordination, recruiting students, developing industry relationships, developing curriculum, and working with student organizations.
• Faculty members also have professional responsibilities which may include advising students, orientation and registration of students, participation in University committees, keeping regular posted office hours (which are scheduled at times convenient for students), and participation in traditional functions which have academic significance (ex. reporting initial student participation data and submitting final grades on time).
• Cultivates an environment of belonging that values, respects, supports, and celebrates individual similarities and differences, allowing students, faculty and staff to thrive authentically.
• Support, promote, and develop university student enrollment and retention initiatives.

Requirements

• Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Technology, or related engineering field OR Master's degree in any discipline and a Professional Engineers License plus a BS in Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Technology or related engineering field.
• Five years full-time, continuous related industrial work experience.
• Minimum five years teaching experience to include an award of tenure for rank of Associate Professor.
• Working knowledge and demonstrated experience with mechanical systems and methods.

Qualifications

• Interest and ability to teach hands-on labs, such as fluid mechanics, fluid power, statics & strength of materials, machine design, mechanical measurements, Python programming, FEA and CAD simulation, data acquisition with LabVIEW, senior capstone design.
• Professional engineering license.
• Ability to promote a program.
• Industrial experience with mechatronics (electro-mechanical) systems, robotics, automation and controls.

Skills and Abilities

• Effective interpersonal and communication skills.
• Demonstrated successful experience working directly with people from diverse racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
• Ability to develop on-line teaching.
• Ability to work as a member of a team.
• Techically competent in the use of instrumentation, computers, and software appropriate to the discipline.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefit package (health care, vacation, etc.).

Pay

• $80,000 - $84,999 Assistant Professor;
• $85,000 - $90,000 Associate Professor.

Schedule

• 9 Month

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefit package (health care, vacation, etc.).

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